Rhodesian Ridgeback
nounEtymology Named for the ridge of hair along the spine that grows toward the dog's front.
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A dog of a kind bred in southern Africa to hunt lions.
- The house is still there […] . And guarded by a pair of Rhodesian ridgebacks.2004, Nicholas Shakespeare, In Tasmania, Harvill Press, p. 117
- Related terms
- Phu Quoc Ridgeback, Thai Ridgeback